Uncle Liu has suffered from high blood pressure for many years and has been taking medication to control his condition, but he has always been worried about his heart attack and cerebral infarction. I checked it on the Internet and said that aspirin has the effect of preventing myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, so I bought aspirin and took it every day.
Last week, Uncle Liu suddenly fell to the ground during a meal, and his family rushed him to the hospital for first aid. After learning about the past history, the doctor said that this situation in Uncle Liu had a lot to do with his long-term self-medication of aspirin. Fortunately, the time of sending to the hospital was more timely, and Uncle Liu was out of danger, but he felt very surprised, didn't he say that aspirin can prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction?Why do you still have a problem eating yourself?
1. The latest research: a new mechanism of aspirin inhibiting cancer metastasis.
Cell Death and Disease has been published in a study in which researchers have conducted a specific study on the mechanism of aspirin in preventing colorectal cancer. Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with good analgesic and antipyretic effects. Researchers have found that colorectal cancer patients who take low-dose aspirin have a lower chance of developing advanced disease.
However, the specific mechanism is not clear, and researchers believe that aspirin can directly act on colorectal cancer cells and indirectly affect the tumor microenvironment. Molecular mechanisms of colorectal cancer metastasis by inducing AMPK and inhibiting C-Myc activation of the NRF2 are mir-34A B C cascade.
2. In addition to anti-cancer, what other effects does aspirin have?
Zhang Lan, chief pharmacist of Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, said that aspirin has many clinical effects, and these are very common.
1. Reduce fever. Aspirin has a good antipyretic effect, and when you have a cold and fever, you can choose to use aspirin to reduce fever.
2. **Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Aspirin can inhibit platelet aggregation and avoid thrombosis in blood vessels, which can lead to myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
3. Anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving.
Aspirin is a type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that relieves mild to moderate pain such as headaches, toothaches, and rheumatism.
4. Potential effects.
Aspirin also has certain benefits for some infertility, senile cataracts, and Alzheimer's disease, but these effects have not been widely recommended.
3. The "miracle drug" aspirin is not suitable for everyone.
It should be reminded that aspirin is not a miracle drug, it is not suitable for everyone, and blind use can easily bring a threat to health.
Long-term use of aspirin will increase the risk of bleeding in the body, including nosebleeds, shoe bleeding, cerebral hemorrhage, etc.;It can also cause damage to the gastric mucosa, causing symptoms such as epigastric discomfort, acid reflux, heartburn, and painIn addition, taking large amounts of aspirin may adversely affect liver health and increase the risk of drug-induced liver injury.
It is recommended that patients who have been diagnosed with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, or 10% of people with an age of 50, hypertension, diabetes, a family history of related diseases, and a risk of stroke in the next 10 years, take aspirin.
It is not recommended for some people who are in good health and do not have three highs problems, and it is also not recommended for people with a history of asthma, aspirin allergy, high blood pressure and bleeding tendency.
Fourth, taking aspirin, three precautions to keep in mind
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology deals with 6Data from the study of 80,000 participants indicate that about 1 in 10 patients have problems with improper aspirin use.
When taking aspirin, you must pay attention to these things, one is that you must be guided by a professional doctor before taking the medicine, and you cannot diagnose or buy medicine by yourself;The second is to have a clear understanding of aspirin, it is not a miracle drug nor a panacea, and patients who are suitable for taking medicine are not able to sit back and relax by taking medicine, and there is still a risk of disease if they do not maintain a good lifestyle;Third, it is not recommended to take aspirin during any heart attack, because if it is taken by patients with digestive tract diseases and aortic dissection, it is harmful to health.
When taking medications, you also need to be careful not to combine them with these medications:
Vitamin B1, combined with increased gastrointestinal reactions;
The hypoglycemic drug D860 is easy to cause hypoglycemia when used in combination
The anticoagulant diccoumarin, when used in combination, can easily cause bleeding;
Adrenocorticosteroids, combined with which they tend to cause ulcers;
Diuretics, when used in combination, can easily cause salicylate poisoning;
Methotrexate, when used in combination, tends to increase toxicity.
Many people will over-deify aspirin on a daily basis, which is easy to bring some unnecessary risks to health, and you need to follow the doctor's instructions before taking any medication.
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2] "More than 10% of patients take aspirin inappropriately!Blind use is harmful, and such people should be especially careful".I am a big doctor official micro 2019-07-01
3] "Taking Aspirin, Remember These 3 "Don't Do" and "Must Do" "Miracle Medicine" Appears in The Lancet and Arouses Hot DiscussionChina Medical Tribune Today Cycle 2020-06-16
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